Cultivator



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(No Model.)

A. SOHOONOVER, Jr.

CULTIVATOR. No. 295,292.} Patented Mar. 18, 1884.

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\ is then bent upward and then inward, and is attached at its center tothe under side of the turn ALVAH SOHOQNOVER, JR, OF ELLIOTT, 10W A.

CULTlVAT OR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 295,292, dated March18, 1884.

A Application filed December 28, 1583. on; model.) I

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALVAH Scnoonovnh, l J12, of Elliott, in the countyof Montgomery and State of Iowa, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Cultivators, of which the following is a full clear, andexact description.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts inall the figures.

Figure 1, Sheet 1, is a plan view of my improvement, parts being brokenaway. Fig. 2, Sheet 2, is a side elevation of the same, partly insection through the broken line a; a, Fig. 1. Fig. 3, SheetQ, is a frontelevation of the same, the tongue being shown in section through theline 3 y, Fig. 1.

The object of this invention is to facilitate the adjusting andcontrolling of cultivators and promote efficiency in the operation ofsaid cultivators.

My invention consists in the construction and arrangement of parts forconnecting the low-beams with the axle, as will be hereinafter fullydescribed and claimed.

A represents the wheels, the ends of the hubs of which are provided withprojecting bands B, to prevent dirt from entering the said hubs. At theinner ends of the hubs of the wheels A the axle C is bent forward atright angles, and at points about opposite the forward parts of the rimsof the wheels A, the said axle is bent inward at right angles, to formbearings G for the plow-bea1n couplings, and

tongue D by. hook-bolts E or other suitable means. The connectionbetween the axle (l and the tongue D is strengthened and made rigid bythe braces F G H. The braces F are attached at their forward ends to thelower side of the tongue D, and at their rear ends to the upright partsof the axle C. The braces G are attached at their forward ends to theopposite sides of the tongue D, a little in front of the upper part ofthe axle O, and" at their rear ends to the said axle (J at the innerends of the hubs of the wheels A. The braces H are attached at theirforward ends to the axle G, at their inner ends to the hubs of thewheels A, and at their rear ends to the opposite sides of the rear endof the tongue D.

To the tongue D, a'littlc in the rear of the upper part of the axle C,is pivoted, by abolt,

I, and hammer-strap J, the double tree K.

To the lower sides of the ends of the doubletree K are hinged, by hookor eye bolts L, or other suitable means, the upper ends of the draw-barsM, the lower ends of which are hinged, by bearings N or other suitablemeans, to the outer ends of the parts 0 of the axle O.

In the lower parts of the upright draw-bars M are formed a number ofholes, 0, to receive the hooks 1?, that connect the whi'ffietree Q tothe said draw-bars, so that the points of draft attachment can be raisedor lowered, as may be required.

Upon the parts (7 of the axle G are placed hearings or couplings R, theparts of which are fastened together by two or more hoolc bolts, S. Thehook-bolts S also clamp the rods T against the rear sides of thecouplings It. The rods T are made of such a length that their ends willproject beyond the side edges of the couplings R, as shown in Figs.

- 2- and 3, to receive the forward ends of the clevis-straps U, the rearparts of which are secured by bolts V V to the upper and lower sides ofthe forward ends of the plow-beams X. The forward bolts, V, pass throughholes in the beams X and straps U, and the bolts W pass through holes inthe beams X and cross-slots in the widened rear ends of the said strapsU, so that by loosening the nuts of the said bolts the plow-beams can beadjusted parallel or at an inclination with the line of draft, as may bedesired. By this construction the rear ends of the plow-beams X willhave free vertical and lateral movements, so that the plows can bereadily guided and controlled.

To the outer sides of the rear ends of the beams X, and to the innersides of the said beams, at a suitable distance in front of the saidrear ends, are attached the upper ends of the plow-stan dards Y, whichare bent outward and then downward, and to their lower ends are securedthe shovel-plows Z by bolts a, which pass through the said plows andstandards, and through the blocks 2), interposed between the said plowsand standards, to form seats for the said plows. The plows Z are.

. secured to the sides of the beams X by bolts.

Several holes are formed in the forward parts of the braces c, toreceive the fastening-bolts,

, so that the said braces can be readily adjusted to give any desiredpitch to the plows. The rear ends of the braces 0 pass through keepersd, attached to the sides of the standards Y, and have wooden pins 0-passed through them, which rest against the rear sides of the standardsY and the rear edges of the keepers d, and which are made of such astrength as to sustain the draft-strain under ordinary circumstances,but will break should the plows strike an obstruction, and allow thestandards to swing back, and thus prevent the plows from being broken.

f are the fenders, the upper parts of the for ward ends of which areextended, and are bent inward and then forward, so that the said forwardends will rest against the inner sides of the plow-beams X, while thebodies of the said fenders are in proper position at the sides of theplows to protect the plants from the soil thrown by the said plows. Theforward ends of the fenders f are hinged to the inner sides of theplowbeams X by bolts 9 passing through them and through the said beamsto allow the fenders to have a free vertical movement. The downwardmovement of the fenders f is limited by the U-shaped rods h, one arm ersf pass through the bends of the rods h, so as to limit the downwardmovement of the said fenders, and support the said fenders when out ofcontact with the soil.

The U-rods It can be adjusted to support the fenders at any desireddistance above the ground by turning the nuts 2' up or down.

To the rear parts of the beams X are at tached the lower ends of thehandles j, which are strengthened in position by the braces 76. Theupper ends'of the braces 70 are attached to the handles j, and theirlower ends are bolted to the beams X or rear standards, Y.

To the braces H are attached hooks Z, to receive eyestraps or loops m,attached to the beams X, to hold the said beams and their attachmentssuspended above the ground, for convenience in turning around and inpassing from place to place.

I do not desire to claim the axle or the means of connecting it with thetongue by the bracerods, nor the draft-bars connecting the doubletreewiththe axle, as I am aware that they are not new.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent In a cultivator, the combination, with the lowerforward part, 0, of the axle O, and the plow-beams X, of the couplingbearings R, and pins T, and the adjustable clevis-straps U,substantially as herein sh own and described, whereby the rear ends ofthe said plow-beams can have a free vertical and lateral movement,andtheir forward ends can be adjusted inward or outward, as set forth.

. ALVAH SOHOONOVER, JR.

